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is the nail. “My mother is a fan of Newsmax. My mother reads it. My mother is not a fascist,” he added.
intends to navigate the path least traveled — that of bridge builder. In addition to foreign policy,
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putting an end to the weapon- ization of the judiciary, and offering Trump’s nominees fair hearings, Fetterman tells Newsmax that he sees an op- portunity to cross the aisle on a range of Trump policies that he believes is best for his con- stituents — including examin- ing the potential purchase of Greenland. “Greenland absolutely has a
lot of strategic value, and any- one who thinks that’s bonkers or outrageous . . . well, how did the Louisiana Purchase work out?
“I’d like to point out that
Alaska was Seward’s Folly” — a term used to describe the con- troversial purchase of Alaska for $7.2 million by Secretary of State William H. Seward from Russia in 1867. “This is the same kind of situation, wheth- er it’s the rare minerals . . . it’s a reasonable conversation. “It’s not a crazy kind of con-
versation. And I don’t know why reacting in such a really, kind of allergic kind of way, I don’t think that’s helpful.” Fetterman adds: “When-
ever things are reasonable, regardless of whatever side it
oving forward in the hyper-par- tisan America of 2025, Fetterman
“Depression will lie to you and convince you that the world is better off without you, but that’s the worst lie ever.” — Sen. John Fetterman
came from, I’m always going to embrace that, or I’m going to vote for that, or I’m going to announce that it seems pretty reasonable to me.”
mind drifts to how close he came to very nearly losing ev- erything. During his darkest mo-
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ments, when he contemplated ending it all, he says his chil- dren pulled him through. “I can’t be an example for
my kids because, when they have their lives in that situa- tion, well, if Dad thought that was the right thing, the right choice,” said Fetterman, his voice trailing off. “I can’t let that be my legacy.
And that was my emergency brake.” Fetterman, who won’t be
up for reelection until the next presidential election cycle of 2028, will likely be a potential target by both sides of the po- litical divide. As a member of the biparti-
san Senate Mental Health Cau- cus, which formed in October, Fetterman said he hopes to “ex- pand the awareness” and less- en the stigma of seeking help. Fetterman also recognizes
that while he is healing, he is not fully healed. Although sig-
n contemplating the future, he again gets emo- tional. Asked about the work he has left to do, his
nificantly improved from the man who took the debate stage, he still, at times, experiences auditory issues that affect his speech. During his interview with
Newsmax, there were mo- ments when his sentences came out jumbled; a word was placed in the wrong order or omitted entirely. However, it was also evident that there is nothing wrong with his cogni- tive ability. Before continuing, Fetter-
man takes another long pause, then mentions his family: his wife, Gisele, and his three chil- dren — Karl, turning 16 this month, Gracie, 13, and August, 10. Above all else, he wants to be a father and husband of whom they can be proud. “Depression will lie to you
and convince you that the world is better off without you, but that’s the worst lie ever,” said Fetterman. “I can’t even think, my God,
what I would have done, or what I would have lost, or what I would have done to my family if I had succumbed to that, and I would just beg anyone who finds themselves in that place, please, just stay in the game. “I wouldn’t wish on anyone
to go through a near-death ex- perience. But for me, if I can create something positive out of it, it would be a deeper ap- preciation for my family and for life.”
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